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'F. H. FARMER.

RADIATOR SUSPENSION.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I1, I9I9.

1,32%,683B Patented NOV; 25, 1919.

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FRAN K H. BARKER, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, AS SIGNOR TO THE WHITE MOTOR COMPANY,-

r are OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

RADIATOR SUSPENSION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 11, 1919. Serial No. 281,982.

a citizenof the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful. Improvement in Radiator Suspensions, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The ob'ect of this-invention is to provlde simple and inexpensive means for so supporting the radiator of a motor car or truck upon the chassis frame that said radiator will he very largely relieved from the stralns to which it would connected tosaid chassis frame. a

The invention consists in the. construction and combination of parts shown in the drawing and hereinafter described and pointed out definitely in the appended claims. I

In the drawing, tion of the radiator, is partly broken away.- This figure also shows in section the two side membersof the chassis frame; Fig. 2 is a side elevatlon of the lower part of one side member of the chassis frame, and shows also a part of the side member of the chassis frame; and Fig. elevation, partly broken away, of apart-of one side of the radiator. 7

Referring to theparts by reference characters, 20, 20, represent the twoside members of the chassis frame of a motor car. 10, 10, represent thetwo vertical slde frame members of the radiator structure, which radiator structure, except in the partlculars Figure 1 is a front elevahereinafter specifically referred to, inay have any-suitable construction. Each side frame member is a casting, and it is cast with two laterally extended horizontal shelves 12 and 14 which overhang the associated chassis frame member, and are arranged a suitable distance the one above the other. It is also formed with two laterallyextended vertical flanges 16 at the front and rear edges ofsaid frame member which flanges extend from the shelf 12 and the shelf 14 and a sultable distance above the latter.

21 represents a? spring seat plate which is secured upon the top of each of said frame members 20 and may be regarded'as a part of it. vTw'o compressedcoil 3 rings 15 are supported on this spring seat p ate, and pass through holes 12 in the bottom shelf 12 and be subjected if rigi ly a side member of which engage at their upper end with the under side of the 'shelf 14;. v

A stud 25 passes vertically through the horizontal flange 20 of the chassis frame member through a hole in the spring seat plate 21, and through holes in the two shelves 12 and 14, said stud having a sliding.

fitin the last mentioned holes. It has a head 26 on its lower end .which engages the under side of said chassis frame member 20. A coilspring 17 embraces this stud abovethe shelf 14 and is compressed between said shelf and a spring seat plate 18 which is held in place by a nut 19 which screws onto the upper end of said stud. The two springs 15 yieldingly support the side of the radiator with whichthev are associated, and hold the shelf '12 thereof a suitable distance above the spring seat plate 21. The spring 17 yieldingly resists upward movement of the radiator with respect to the chassis frame. The radiator therefore is yieldingly restrained from movement in either direction but is permitted to move in' either direction as circumstances may be required, and to an extent to enable the springs to absorb the shock which might otherwise be transmitted to the radiator frame, The stud 26 acts as a guide for the radiator frame member in the movement of the latter. The flanges 16 help to protect the springs from accidental injury.

Having descnbed my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with the chassis frame of a motor car, of a radiator having at each side a frame member on which are two lat-.

erally- {extended horizontal shelves which overhang a side. member of the chassis frame, two compressed coil springs which are supported on the side'member of the chassis frame and pass through holes in the bottom shelf and engage the upper shelf, a stud having on its lower end ahead which engages said chassis frame and which passes through the chassis frameand through both shelves, a spring seat secured to said stud Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

member of thechassis frame and twointegral vertical flanges which extend between and are connected with said horizontal shelves, two compressed coil springswhich are supported on the side member of the chassis frame and pass through holes in the bottom shelf, and engage the upper shelf, a stud having on its lower end a head which engages said chassis frame and which passes through the chassis frame and through both shelves, a spring seat secured to said stud near its upper end, and a coiled spring which embraces said stud and is compressed between the upper shelf and the said spring seat.

- In testimony wliereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

FRANK H. FARMER. 

